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Upon hearing Legre's words, Koshimizu Natsumi took a deep breath and delivered a karate chop to Endo Ryo's carotid artery, knocking him unconscious.
While Legre was treating Endo Ryo, Yuukawa Nako suddenly asked about Tsuneo.
"Chang Yan, you seem perfectly normal. Were you unaffected just now? Can you explain why?"
Yuukawa Naoko's words attracted everyone's attention, after all, Chang Yan was able to charge straight at that monster just now, which was quite surprising.
Yuukawa Nanako stood calmly in front of Yuukawa Nanako, while Daphne stood next to Legley.
(Does he doubt me? No wonder he's a mage, he really knows how to think. But I can't explain it now, so I'll just have to brush it off for now.)
"Although I was startled, I didn't feel much. I guess I'm just naturally brave."
But I remember you were too scared to even go into haunted houses when you were in junior high.
Upon hearing Chang Yan's words, Itsuka Shido recalled in his mind how Chang Yan had behaved when they went to the amusement park before.
The following is Itsuka Shido's recollection.
"A haunted house? No way, it's too scary, I wouldn't dare go."
"I never said I was brave, though I am not. It's just that I don't want to suffer in a place like this."
"Okay, okay, I admit I'm a coward. I'll go buy you guys some ice cream, alright?"
End of memories
After hesitating for a moment, Itsuka Shido decided not to say these things, as doing so would likely get him into trouble. However...
I feel that Changyan has changed from what it used to be.
"Oh, really? You're quite bold. Elsa, would you mind if I checked you out?"
Having gotten nothing out of her, Yuukawa Naoko pushed up her glasses, her cold face still expressionless, and then made an excuse to leave.
Your words are full of lies, Chang Yan.
Waaaaa, school's started, so updates will be slower. Please forgive me.
Chapter Thirty-One: Let's burn someone to ease the tension!
"What should we do next? Should we explore this place first or wait for Endo to recover?"
Aikawa looked at the scene, scratched his head, and asked a question.
"Let's wait for Endo to recover first, since his abilities are very helpful to us. But let's go back to the classroom first; at least there are some chairs and tables there... Wait, what happened to the wall I broke?"
Just as Chang Yan was about to return to the classroom to rest, he was astonished to find that both walls were completely intact. The broken walls from before had vanished like a mirage.
A chill ran through everyone.
Looking at the intact wall, Ayumu Aikawa broke out in a cold sweat.
"Just now... that wall was still broken, wasn't it..."
Hyoudou Issei nodded stiffly as well.
"Yes...yes, it's broken."
"The wall was restored without a sound, how terrifying. You two, did you notice anything?"
Although he was mentally prepared, Chang Yan's heart was still racing, but he calmed down and asked the two professionals for advice.
The experts were unsurprisingly referring to the two mages, Yuukawa Naoko and Legley, who both pondered for a moment before shaking their heads.
“You can’t tell anything just by looking, Legre. I’ll go detect it and cast a mind shield on me.”
Yuukawa Naoko got up and walked towards the wall, speaking to Legre as she went.
Legre nodded, began chanting an incantation, and casually pointed at Yuukawa Naoko.
"Mental Shield"
After Legley finished casting the spell, Yuukawa Naoko closed her eyes and sensed it for a moment. Then, a look of surprise seemed to appear on her usually cold face.
"That's incredibly powerful. You've really put a lot of effort into defensive spells. Looks like you're really planning to become her support in the future."
Upon hearing Yuukawa Nako's words, Legre also smiled.
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't be good enough for her. But don't flatter me, you genius. If you were willing to put in the effort in this area, you'd probably be even more amazing than me."
"A genius? Ha!"
Upon hearing the word "great genius," Yuukawa Naoko muttered something in a tone that was hard to decipher—whether self-deprecating or sarcastic—before placing her hand on the wall and chanting an incantation.
Upon hearing this, Nanako Yuukawa silently lowered her head. Her calloused and scarred hands clenched tightly.
Of course, the people here were completely unaware of all this.
"Um, Legresan? Excuse me, who is she?"
The one asking the questions was Elsa, who had already recovered. As expected of a girl, she was quite curious about these things.
"Her? Her name is Alina, and she's... well, my fiancée."
Faced with Aisha's question, Legre, who had been somewhat flippant, hesitated and seemed a little embarrassed when answering.
"Hey, Legretsan, you have a fiancée."
"Yes, she's a very gentle and beautiful person. In fact, sometimes I can't believe that she's my fiancée."
When he talked about his fiancée, Legre's face beamed with a happy smile, a kind of radiance that dazzled all the single people in the room.
"my eyes!"
"Aaaaah, my titanium alloy dog eyes!"
"It's too bright, I'm going to go blind!"
"Shut up, all of you! Hyoudou Issei, ever since you were reincarnated as a demon, haven't you been spending every day with a bunch of beautiful girls! Aikawa Ayumu, you too, keeping three beautiful girls with different attributes at home! And you, Itsuka Shido! Don't think I don't know what conditions you need to seal the spirit's power!"
Looking at the three male protagonists putting on a show, Chang Yan knew they were there to liven up the atmosphere of panic, but he still felt a great will descend upon him.
That will burned through his mind and soul like a flame, leaving only one voice in his head:
burn!
Burn, burn, burn!
Burn all the popular people alive!
Burn all the winners in life!
May all lovers in the world become brothers!
At this moment, he was not fighting alone; all the members of the FFF group were with him!
As the saying goes, stay calm, don't be impulsive.
"Yes, yes, impulse is the devil! And I've already explained, haven't I? I wouldn't even dare to touch them."
"Hey, you actually knew that, yet you still called the police! Wait, I just wanted to help them, I really didn't mean it that way!"
The three winners in life watched in horror as Chang Yan, whose face had darkened and whose eyes were glowing red, slowly approached them. They huddled together, trembling with fear.
"Explanations are useless! Accept your judgment, you damned heretics! Be reborn in the sacred flame! The FFF group is with me!"
"Hey, wait! You're not allowed to bully Shido!"
Lacking common sense, Tohka Yatogami was clearly unaware that they were merely there to ease the tension, given the many events that had transpired earlier. However, to her, anyone who bullied Shido Itsuka was her enemy.
"Tohka..."
At that moment, when Itsuka Shido saw Yatogami Tohka spread her arms to block him, he was filled with terror.
Although I'm really touched that you can protect me, I still feel like I'm really going to die because of Tohka!
Sensing the gaze directed at Itsuka Shido, Yatogami Tohka turned around and confidently addressed him.
"Don't worry, Shido. I'll protect you!"
It’s over.
It's all over.
Looking at the figure of the old man, which burned ever brighter like a flame, Shido Itsuka's heart was filled with despair.
Fortunately, Naoko Yuukawa's voice saved him from facing hell.
"Alright, I've finished detecting this wall. Combining that with the results from my previous detection of the classroom walls, I... hey, what are you guys doing?"
Looking at the scene before her, Yuukawa Naoko was clearly a little dumbfounded.
Why is your face radiating holy light, Legley? Isn't holy light something priests use? How did a mage become a priest? But this light feels so blinding to me.
Why are you three guys huddled together shivering? Is it cold here? Why don't I feel it?
Why is that girl standing between you and Chang Yan? Did you have a fight? It's really pathetic that three guys need a girl to protect them.
Also, why does Chang Yan feel like a ball of fire to me right now? Or am I hallucinating? Did Legley's mental shield not work?
As a qualified mage—or rather, a female mage—Yuukawa Naoko has a strong ability to make connections, but this time, she was just overthinking things.
I have an exam the day after tomorrow, sob sob.
Chapter Thirty-Two: The Worst-Case Scenario
"It's nothing, we were just trying to lighten the mood. Did you get any test results, Yu Chuan?"
Looking at the calm and composed Chang Yan in front of her, Yuuka Naoko felt that what she had just seen was an illusion.
"According to my detection, this teaching building is covered by an extremely powerful barrier. And the teaching building itself has been assimilated into the barrier, which is the second worst result."
"The second worst result? What do you mean?"
Shido Itsuka then ran over and asked Nako Yuukawa.
"This means that in this school building, these walls and floors will be manipulated and enhanced by the caster who released the barrier. Just like 3D modeling, our position will be sensed by the floor and known to the caster clearly. If there are other monsters here, they can even be silently transported behind us by these floors and walls. This is terrible."
At the end, Yuukawa Naoko also complained.
Clearly, the situation is bad.
"So, is there any way to break through this barrier or escape from it? What if a few more of those monsters come..."
Even the immortal zombie Ayumu Aikawa broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of the monster he had just encountered. His intuition told him that being immortal in the face of such a monster would only lead to worse consequences.
Yuukawa Naoko thought for a moment, then slowly said
"Judging from how Changyan and Hyoudou were able to break the wall, it's possible to break this barrier if you have enough power. After all, this kind of barrier that envelops the entire building requires a lot of magic power to both cast and maintain. Even if the opponent temporarily strengthens the wall, we can split into two groups. But before that, we need to find the outermost wall. However, the opponent can manipulate the floor and walls, so we might get lost. Therefore, it's best for everyone to stay together and not stray from the group. Legre, I remember the reward you received last time was a necklace that could summon the Minotaur, right?"
"Ah, yes. Leave the getting lost to me. You know, the Minotaur is known as the monster of the labyrinth."
As he spoke, Legg picked up a bone necklace, and a small bottle filled with bright red liquid appeared in his hand. He carefully dripped a few drops onto the bone necklace and then began to chant a spell:
"O sinful bull wandering in the labyrinth, I offer the blood of a child to summon your arrival."
A magic circle appeared from the bone necklace, and then a tall minotaur appeared before everyone.
Seeing the disgust in everyone's eyes, Legre quickly explained, "Hey, don't look at me like that. I bought this blood from the academy's materials department. It was all legally purchased from outside. Selling a little blood for money is very popular. Alright, the summoning is complete. Minotaur, lead us to the outermost wall."
The Minotaur nodded its enormous head, then walked in one direction, and the crowd quickly followed.
"Is this the legendary Minotaur? Is it so easy to summon?"
On the way, Hyoudou Issei seemed somewhat puzzled.
"Hyoudou, you should know that the Minotaur doesn't refer to a monster, but to a race. By the way, let me ask you a question: were all those things Chang Yan said earlier true?"
After answering Hyoudou Issei's question, Legre, who was standing next to him, suddenly became gossipy.
"What words?"
"It's that one with you and a group of beautiful girls..."
"Ah! I know, it's true! Don't tell anyone else, Changyan will get upset if he hears it."
He quickly interrupted Legre's question, glanced at Chang Yan who was calmly continuing to walk ahead behind him, and breathed a sigh of relief.
It's great that I didn't hear Chang Yan's words.
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